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Weight Lifting Beneficial for Breast Cancer Survivors

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Slowly progressive weight lifting can reduce incidence of physical function deterioration
Health care justice should be invoked as the basis for advocacy for needed change to eliminate the mandatory waiting period for elective tubal sterilization

Health Care Justice Could Help End Wait for Tubal Sterilization

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Implications of health care justice could impact mandatory waiting period for elective sterilization
The incidence of reported infections with Escherichia coli O157 and a common strain of Salmonella bacteria have decreased

CDC: Some Progress Seen in Foodborne Illness

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But some types of foodborne bacteria, including Campylobacter and Vibrio, are on the rise
Nearly 400 HIV-positive potential organ donors in the United States could donate organs each year to HIV-positive people waiting for transplants

Nearly 400 HIV-Positive Potential Organ Donors in U.S.

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Although ban was lifted on such surgeries in 2013, none has taken place, researchers say
There was a sharp rise in the number of emergency department visits involving tramadol between 2005 and 2011

Tramadol-Related ER Visits Up 2005 to 2011

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U.S. report found problem was greatest among women and patients 55 and older
An antibiotics-first approach could be considered for specific patients with appendicitis

Study Considers Antibiotics-First Approach to Appendicitis

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Case vignette presents issues related to immediate appendectomy versus antibiotics-first
For pregnant women with intractable nausea relieved by frequent bathing

Case Report: Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome

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Syndrome should be considered in pregnant women with intractable nausea relieved by bathing
Testing hand-grip strength could be an inexpensive and simple way of identifying people at increased risk for myocardial infarction

Grip Strength Could Be Useful Indicator of CVD, Mortality Risk

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Decrease in strength linked to higher risk of myocardial infarction, stroke, and premature death
A form of vitamin B3 (nicotinamide) is linked to a reduction of non-melanoma skin cancers by 23 percent when taken twice daily

ASCO: Nicotinamide May Help Prevent Non-Melanoma Skin CA

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Preliminary Australian study saw association between nicotinamide and lower rates
Paying smokers to quit seems to work better than offering them free counseling and nicotine replacement therapy

Financial Incentives Effective in Smoking Cessation

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Found to be better alternative than free counseling, cessation aids